Soap stick and holder



June 12, 1928. 1,673,328

W. W. HARRIS SOAP STICK AND HOLDER Filed April 13f 1921 4 B 'lL IINVENTOR, I W I 4 ATTORNEY Patented June 12, 1928.

UNITED STATES WILLIAM W. HARRIS, OF NEWPORT, NEW JERSEY.

SOAP STICK AND HOLDER.

Application filed April 13, 1921.

My invention relates particularly to soap sticks and holders for same,especially of the type in which the holder forms the body part of thesoap stick container.

A principal object of the invention is to provide simple means wherebythe stub end of a used soap stick is automatically positioned andretained on the usable end of a new stick when the latter is inserted inthe holder, thus effecting the economy of using the entire stub withoutany inconvenience whatever to the user.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a holder of amplegripping proportions and which also serves to form a considerableportion of the container thus reducing the expense of the container as awhole.

Another further object of the invention is to provide simple andsanitary clamping means within the holder by which the soap stick isreadily retained in any desired position and which is of such a natureas to be non-corrosive and otherwise innocuous to the soap stick,thereby rendering it unnecessary to protect each stick of soap withwaxed paper, tinfoil or the like. The doing away with the necessity ofsuch wrappings is not only of great economic importance but alsoeliminates a source of much inconvenience to the user, as wrappings ofsuch nature become imbedded in the soap by continued pressure of thefingers or by the pressure of the retaining means sucha-s used in otherholders heretofore suggested in the art.

Further objects of the invention will be apparent from the followingdescription and accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a sideelevation partly broken away, of a full-length shaving stick and itsholder embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the clamping element shown inFig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal central sectional View of the holder proper andits cover and cap, but showing the soap stick used to the limit oftheholder proper;

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal central sectional view, of the holder properand its cover, the soap stick being further reduced to a stub and afresh full-length soap stick being shown in an initial position ofinsertion; and 1 Fig. 5 is a longitudinal central sectional view,similar to Fig. 4, but showing the fresh full-length soap stick fullyinserted with the soap stub anchored thereon.

Serial No. 460,991.

Referring to the drawings, the holder proper 1 is provided with theforward opening 2 through which projects the soap stick 3. The cover 4tis shown closed at its outer end 5 and adapted to be frictionally orotherwise secured at its open end 6 about the forward end 2 of theholder proper 1.

The holder proper 1 is provided. with the open rearward end 7 and isprovided with external threading meshing with corresponding internalthreading of the cap Such forward end portion 2 of the holder proper 1is forwardly inwardly tapered as of frusto-conical or like contour andcoacting therewith is provided the split tube 9 of cardboard or likematerial which is innocuous to soap. Such cardboard 9 may be cut fromflat stock and turned to form a slitted tube and is of such length thatits forward end is, forced within the clearance between the tapered end2 of the holder proper 1 and the soap stick 3 and abutting at its,rearward end against the inner face of the flange of the cap 8, wherebyupon tightening the cap 8 the soap stick 3 is clamped at the forward end2 of the holder proper 1.

, Preferably the holder proper 1 is provided with the beading 10 tofacilitate gripping manually of the holder proper and which also serveas a stop for the edge of the open end of the cover 4:.

- The holder proper 1 may be beaded at 11 similarly to facilitategripping of the same; the cover 4 may be provided at 12 with a headingfor ornamental or other purposes.

Preferably, the cover 4 is lined with the inner tube 13 of paper or thelike and may be permanently positioned therewithin.

The soap stick 8 is shown of full length in Fig. 1, namely approximatelyof a length extending from the inner face of the cap 8 to the inner faceof the top 5 of the cover 1.

Such soap stick 3 is formed with the projection 1 1, preferably oftapering conical contour and having the rounded outer edge 15 and theinner fillet portion 16. At its opposite end the soap stick is formedwith the recess 17 of general cylindrical contour. The soap stick withits forward projection 14 and its rearward recess 17 are usually formedby molding the same in proper molds, as will be understood.

In Fig. 3 I have shown the soap stick 3 used up to approximately thatlimited by the forward end portion 2 of the holder proper 1. In order toprogress the unused portion of the original soap stick 3 forwardly. thecap 8 is loosened to thereby permit the clamping tube 9 to be releasedmanual y or otherwise from frictional engagement with the soap stick 3,and upon passing a finger through the open end of the cap 8 the soapstick is pushed forwardly until it abuts against the inner face of thetop 5 of the cap 4, whereupon the cap 8 is now tightened to move theclamping tube 9 again to its clampinc position. I

The soap stick is now prepared for further use and in Fig. ll have shownthe same used down to the stub indicated at. 16, comprisingsubstantially an annular ring of soap and the recess 17 of the original.soap stick now 0:;- tends through such stub 16. A fresh soap stick 3 isnow pushed through the open end of the cap 8, passed through the splittube 9 until the projection 1-l" of the fresh soap stick 3 is fullyentered into the annular opening 17 to anchor the stub 16 onto the freshsoap stick 3", and the fresh soap Si" is progressed still furtherforwardly of the holder proper 1 carrying the stub 16 air chored on theprojection M, as indicated in Fig. 5, whereupon the cap 8 is againtightened to move the clamping ring 9 to its clamping position.

The rounded forward portion 15 of a fresh soap stick facilitates entryof its projection within the annular opening of the. stub of theprevious soap stick. The fillet functions as a wedge with the rearwardedge of the annular stub in the operation of anchoring the stub on thefresh soap stick.

As will be noted, the cardboard clann'iing element serves to obviate theneed of wax pin per, metal foil, or other wrapping for the soap stick asis required in shaving stick holders heretofore proposed. The clampingmember in the form of a split ring serves also to adjust itselfautomatically to varying diameters or other irregularities of soapsticks, incident to molding. The cap 8 may be of the closed end type ifdesired. in which case the cap is manually removed from the rearward endof the holder proper 1 when progressing forwardly the unused portion ofa soap stick and when inserting a fresh soap stick within the holder.

My invention is advantageous in avoiding loss of soap inthat theclamping is effected by pressure alone and directly against the soapstick without any intermediate wax paper, or foil or the like.

The invention is also advantageous in that the clamping ring or otherclamping element disposed solely within the holder proper and carriedwholly by the holder proper. hen the shaving stick holder is entirelydisassembled there are but three loose parts which are readily replacedin their respective assembled positions.

.Vliercas l have de-cribed my invention by reference to specific fornr:thereof it will be understood that many changes and modili cations maybe made without departing from the spirit of the invcrtion.

I claim:

1. .t soap stick holder compri:-'ir. 15 a inbular holder of metallicmaterial and provided with a contracted forward open end and a movablestrip of ardboard serving as a wcdging element. in coaction with saidconlractcd forward end. said st rip of cardboard being freely foldedabout a circular stick of soap and disposed about. substantially' thewhole of the inner face of the holder and for all its positions retainedwithin the hold or to engage the inner surface of said tubular holderand including the inner surface of said contracted forward end. saidtubular holder having an open rearward end to afford access manually tothe rearward end of the stick of soap.

A soap stick hohler comprising a tubular holder of metallic material andprovided with a conically contracted forward open end and a movablestrip of cardboard serving as a wedging element in eoaction with saidconically contrzurted fm'ward end. said strip of cardbmird being freelydisposed within said tubular luldcr and for all of its positions whollywithin said tubular holder. said strip of cardboard being folded tosurround a circular stick of soap when disposed within said tubularholder and to wholly cngage the inner surface of said tubular holder andincludingthe inner surface of said conirally contracted forward end.said tubular holder having an open rearward end to afford accessmanually to the rearward end of the stick of soap.

In testimony whereof I. have signed this s 'ieciticat-ion this 8th dayof April. 1921.

WILLIMU 1V. HA KRIS.

